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Rationality and Problem-Solving

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The problem which this paper attempts to solve is this: if rationality is given a rational defence, it is question-begging, and if it is not defended rationally, it is arbitrary. So that holding a belief or performing an action on rational grounds seems to be in the same epistemological position as are beliefs and actions ‘justified’ on the basis of faith, intuition, authority, taste or revelation.

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  1. John Kekes
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Tel Aviv University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joseph Agassi M.Sc., Ph. D. (Professor of Philosophy) (Professor of Philosophy)

  2. York University, Toronto, Canada

    Joseph Agassi M.Sc., Ph. D. (Professor of Philosophy) (Professor of Philosophy)

  3. London School of Economics, UK

    Joseph Agassi M.Sc., Ph. D. (Professor of Philosophy) & Ian Charles Jarvie B.Sc., Ph. D. (Professor of Philosophy and Social Science) (Professor of Philosophy) &  (Professor of Philosophy and Social Science)

  4. York University, Canada

    Ian Charles Jarvie B.Sc., Ph. D. (Professor of Philosophy and Social Science) (Professor of Philosophy and Social Science)

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Kekes, J. (1987). Rationality and Problem-Solving. In: Agassi, J., Jarvie, I.C. (eds) Rationality: The Critical View. Nijhoff International Philosophy Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3491-7_17

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